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...Apollo 7 was Schirra's third and last mission. Having joined the space agency as one of the original seven astronauts in 1959, the former Korean war combat pilot became the fifth American in space, orbiting the Earth in his tiny Mercury spacecraft in 1962. In 1965, he returned to space aboard Gemini 6 with co-pilot Tom Stafford, rendezvousing with Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, already waiting in orbit in Gemini 7. After those two trips, there wasn't much that rattled Schirra, but agreeing to fly Apollo 7 at all still took some spine...
...hand, Sir Richard Branson has pledged millions of dollars in the fight against global warming. On the other hand, his Virgin Galactic will send passengers on a joyride, first via jet, then via spacecraft, burning up an insane amount of carbon-based fuel and adding substantially to global warming. Is one of Branson's activities supposed to cancel the other, or am I the only one who is terribly confused in this regard? Daniel Long San Francisco
...carries spacecraft to about 9.4 miles (15.2 km). Ship separates from aircraft and fires rocket. ? SpaceShipTwo...
...Illustration based on artist's conception of planned spacecraft...
...complex diagram. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] A $200,000 JOYRIDE Virgin Galactic is among several groups racing to offer anyone with the money a flight into space. The company's plan is based on the successful 2004 flights of SpaceShipOne, the world's first privately funded spacecraft...